Danitza Fernanda Vázquez Maccarini (born April 25, 2000 in Caguas, Puerto Rico)[1] is a chess player from Puerto Rico. After winning the Central American and Caribbean U20 Girls Championship in El Salvador in 2013,[2] she was awarded by FIDE the title Woman International Master (WIM), becoming the youngest one in the world at the time.[3][1] In 2015, at 15, she became the youngest ever to win the chess championship of Puerto Rico; Vázquez finished first scoring 8/9 points, a full point ahead of the runner-up, International Master Alejandro Montalvo.[4][5][6][7] She won the bronze medal in the Girls U18 division of the World Youth Chess Championships in 2017.[8] In November of the same year, Vázquez won the Women's Zonal 2.3 Championship on tie-break from Maritza Arribas Robaina and Yerisbel Miranda Llanes. As a result, Vázquez qualified to play in the Women's World Chess Championship.[9][10]
| Danitza Vázquez | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Danitza Fernanda Vázquez Maccarini |
| Born | April 25, 2000 (age 23) Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Title | FIDE Master (2018) Woman International Master (2013) |
| Peak rating | 2295 (August 2018) |
Danitza Vázquez has played for the Puerto Rican team in the Chess Olympiad and the Women's Chess Olympiad.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "Interview with WIM Danitza Vazquez". Chessdom. August 26, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ "Boricua gana campeonato de ajedrez en El Salvador" (in Spanish). Metro International. August 15, 2013. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ "Joven cagüeña se convierte en "master" internacional más joven del ajedrez". NotiCel (in Spanish). August 15, 2013. Archived from the original on September 18, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
- ^ González Cotto, Rafelli (October 18, 2015). "Histórica hazaña de Danitza Vázquez Maccarini en ajedrez". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ Fuentes, Christian (October 20, 2015). "Danitza Vázquez, campeona de ajedrez de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Metro International. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ "WIM Danitza Vazquez is 2015 Puerto Rico men's champion". FIDE. October 20, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ Vazquez, Miguel (October 20, 2015). "Puerto Rico: Danitza Vázquez reina" (in European Spanish). ChessBase. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
- ^ "Russians Excel in the World Youth Championship in Uruguay". Russian Chess Federation. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Ajedrecista boricua gana histórica plaza para Mundial Femenino 2018". La Opinión (in Spanish). November 23, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ "Danitza Vázquez se clasifica para la Copa del Mundo Femenina". Noticias de ajedrez (in Spanish). ChessBase. November 24, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ Danitza Vázquez Maccarini team chess record at Olimpbase.org
External links edit
- Danitza Vazquez Maccarini rating card at FIDE
- Danitza Vazquez Maccarini player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Danitza Vázquez Maccarini Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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